The Resident, Sydney, closes just five months after opening
Even as Sydney restaurateurs complain about shorter "honeymoon periods" for new venues, The Resident's closure after just five months is getting into record territory for a restaurant casualty.
The restaurant had a parkside location on College Street, award-winning chef Pablo Tordesillas in the kitchen, good reviews and the backing of the successful Lotus Group.
"We're still agonising over why it didn't work. But the number of covers we were doing didn't add up," says owner Michael Jiang.
He'll open a new, yet-to-be-named restaurant at the site early in 2016. "We're better known in the market for Modern Chinese. But it'll be another level up. Like some of the places in Hong Kong and Shanghai,"Jiang adds.
Jiang spoke with Tortillas about staying on to tackle a new 'fusion' menu, but the chef decided to depart. "Another big name will come on [for the opening]," Jiang adds.
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Scott Bolles writes the weekly Short Black column in Good Food.